Air to ground weapons haven't been finalised, but it's likely to be the same LGBs & other systems in use today.

The PAF should make more effort to finalise the systems needed for the FC-1 & if you ask me, compatiblity trails should begin before the FC-1 takes its firs flight. The PAF simply cannot afford too many delays. Look at the F-7PG for example, they lay for two years idle simply because the decisions were not taken soon enough on their electronics! Also, the Grifo 7PG radar was still being developed even when they were finally inducted & compatibility trails (with weapons) are not yet complete!
Therein, I believe the the weapons systems on the FC-1 should be decided well before its first flight & compatibilty trails completed.

"We were told the purpose of the mission was to bring in the weapon but it's not the weapon it's the fighter pilot inside"

Hello,my dear Pakistan friends. This is my first time entering the military forum.I am a chinese lived in ChongQing where is near
the ChengDu.

Pakistan is the only reliable friend of China now.You are always support our coutry in politics and economics .thanks a lot.

China is a big courntry but she has some problem.As known as all,the biggest is the "How to make chinese people more and more rich" ,and then the Taiwan proplem . We always think the economics as the most important thing,so we don't want to solve the Taiwan problem by war
method.

hello and welcome to this forum enjoy we have a lot of great pics about chinaif you have any post them

btw have you seen the j-10 or fc-1 (in secret test flights, probably B) ) or any other planes fly over your area?do you read chinese newspapers and what do they say about the fighters

how far is ChongQing from Chengdu?

thank you too for china's aid over the years to Pakistan

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J10 is really VERY good, its ability is high than F16a/b, just like F16C/D. FC1 has 80% f16a's ability,but is can upgrate later. TheFc1 is more cheaper than F16,so i think FC1 more fit your courtry.

F-16 Falcon Technology in PLAAF Jet

In addition, China has added several features that were directly reverse-engineered from a U.S.-made F-16 Falcon jet fighter provided to Beijing by Pakistan.

The Pakistani F-16, sold to Islamabad during the 1980s, was given to the PLAAF as part of a secret military trade deal between Pakistan and China. In return for the U.S.-made F-16 jet, Pakistan received a deep discount on the purchase of Chinese-made M-11 ballistic missiles.

The new Chinese J-10 supersonic fighter is designed to take on and defeat U.S.-built F-16 and F-18 fighters that make up the bulk of American airpower.

Western sources estimate that Chengdu will manufacture over 1,000 of the delta-winged fighters to replace aging MiG-21 and MiG-19 fighter designs that currently make up the vast majority of China's air force.

China is a much larger country than Pakistan & obviously would require greater diversity as far as it's military is concerned & the airforce is no exception. For China's PLAAF, the task of replacing all its J-6, J-7, & J-8 aircraft is daughnting. Even the Soviet Union couldn't replace all its MiG-21s with the MiG-23 & MiG-29 & certainly the production process of more modern fighters takes much longer (& is more expensive) than acquiring a low-down solution.

Suppose the PLAAF acquires the J-10, it cannot acquire enough to replace the J-6 or J-7 on a one for one bases. Then again, China doesn't want to replace it on a one-for-one bases, but wants its capabilities to be improved. A whole squadron of J-10s would outgun a whole wing of J-7s for example.

One must understand, that China wants state-of-the-art fighters to handle the threats coming for Tawain, India, Korea, Japan & of course, the United States, & many believe that the J-10 has a good chance but needs (like everything else) a great pilot. By contrast, you can't get much out of the J-7 (for example) & it doesn't instill the same level of confidence in the pilot that the J-10 would.

Many Chinese tend to look at the FC-1 like the J-7. They would think that any foe would just have a turkey-shoot. This is not wholely true, but put simply, the PLAAF wants better. The USAF for example didn't induct the F-5 series officially except for specialised roles such as adversary training, but it found its niche as 'the poor man's fighter' & was sold throughout the third world.

Some Chinese people I've discussed the subject with believe that Pakistan is better off without the FC-1. Many think that its specifications are obsolete, outdated, & most of all, the type is late in their eyes.

One Chinese airforce enthusiest (a friend of mine) said:

"Pakistan has a small airforce, & doesn't have too many options. It should invest in high-tech aircraft to be deployed in moderate numbers. The High-Mid-Low tech combination is only for large AFs like China's"

In other words, Pakistan is better off (in his view) with modest numbers of J-10 & some other fighters. He cited Sweden has ordered some 250 Jas-39A/B/C/D.

Certainly acquiring some 200 J-10 & about 60 or so Advanced Fighters (ie: Rafale) from the West doesn't seem like a bad idea, some even think it's a better idea for Pakistan.

"We were told the purpose of the mission was to bring in the weapon but it's not the weapon it's the fighter pilot inside"

I guess with each passing day the bullshiit on this AF forum has considerably subsided!

Thankyou Chinese su_27SK Flanker dude!

Why don't you tell these kids here that the Chinese flankers are its most capable aircraft!! And will be even if the J-10 or FC-1 come into service! these idiots don't seem to believe me, and are in a third world denial!!

I reckon that these details should be finalised before the FC-1 even takes off. As I said, Pakistan should make up its mind & not allow for delays. There's an urgent requirement for 150 FC-1s & no more time needs to be delayed.

"We were told the purpose of the mission was to bring in the weapon but it's not the weapon it's the fighter pilot inside"

The Grifo S7 radar a development of the Grifo M3 (on PAF ROSE I Mirage III/5) & is BVR-AAM capable. It is a 120km class radar & can supposedly engage up to two targets simoultaniously. However, details are unknown & the type is still under development.

"We were told the purpose of the mission was to bring in the weapon but it's not the weapon it's the fighter pilot inside"

there are litterally loads of modern new radars they could use but they'll end up with crappy grifo 7.

Look we could easily get the radar in the Rafale or the Mirage 2000-9 or the one in the Eurofighter, all radars which can turn an air war, sure tehy'lll cost top dollar but what is the point of getting an inferior plane.

Imagine the FC-1 armed with the Captor Radar, that can detect at 200KM, thats the flankers edge gone isn't it.

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about two years there was an article on the front page of the news, regarding a griffo series radar that was being installed on f-7 aircrafts which could enable its guns to effectively target the enemy fighters in the air,it also said that Pakistan is the second country after us to produce such a radar.can anyone add anymore information about it.

about two years there was an article on the front page of the news, regarding a griffo series radar that was being installed on f-7 aircrafts which could enable its guns to effectively target the enemy fighters in the air,it also said that Pakistan is the second country after us to produce such a radar.can anyone add anymore information about it.

well it's not all wrong............ :ermm

The griffo 7 radar is an average radar system installed in plaes, nothing special.

It's produced by an italian company not the united states however it was designed as an upgrade radar initial;ly for old F-16's.

We don't produce it as far as know and it isn't installed on F-7's.

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about two years there was an article on the front page of the news, regarding a griffo series radar that was being installed on f-7 aircrafts which could enable its guns to effectively target the enemy fighters in the air,it also said that Pakistan is the second country after us to produce such a radar.can anyone add anymore information about it.

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Hi...

About following bullets... That is a system used by goalkeeper and other types that are used for airdefense. Airguns mostly computate the path a bullet will follow using some airdata (speed (G's), heading). Thus can be seen on the hud (two lines and impact point).

Guys, i dont find any of this crap. First of all, as we admitt that these URDU newspapers know nothing about military stuff. But this also entails a positive point. This is what these guys do. They are being called upon by the Public Relations Centre and then they just sit down and note what the guys up on the desk is saying. Hek they dont even ask any questions. Know what i mean. So this stuff is pretty credible. Here is my own translation in point form:

- Pakistan has attained the capability to fully overhaul the F-16 fighting Falcon. This is a milestone achivement since even the sanctions would not be of any effect as the country now makes every single component of this machine. It is saving the nation as well as the Air Force 37 million dollars (an year?).

- Super-7 will make debut fly in 1 1/2 months, that is in June. It is a multi-purpose fighter and will be the frontline fighter of the PAF. The full induction of this aircraft will complet in 6-7 years. It is an aircraft better than the F-16 in the PAF service.

- The agreement for the sale of the Super Mushak to the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia has been finalized and the technical aspects of the agreement are under consideration.
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The good thing is that now it is very obvious that the Super 7 will indeed (Insha Allah) fly in June, as is said by a PAF Officer. Many of us were speculating whether the plane will fly at all. However, as indicated by the tone of the article, the PAF appears to be quite optimistic about the Super 7. Several doubts have been clarified through this article. What do ya say?

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